M2SCI function
Last update : 28/7/2004

mtlb_format - Matlab format emulation function

### Description

Matlab and Scilab `format` behave differently in some particular cases:

  - Some Matlab formats do not exist in Scilab
  - Calling sequence for `format` is different in Scilab and Matlab

The function `mtlb_format(type,prec)` is used by `mfile2sci` to replace `format([type prec])` when it was not possible to know what were the inputs while porting Matlab code to Scilab. This function will determine the correct semantic at run time. If you want to have a more efficient code it is possible to replace `mtlb_format` calls:

  - If `type=""` and `prec=""``mtlb_format("","")` may be replaced by `format("v",6)`
  - If `type="+"` and `prec=""``mtlb_format("+","")` may be replaced by `format(6)`
  - If `type="long"` and `prec=""``mtlb_format("long","")` may be replaced by `format(16)`
  - If `type="long"` and `prec="e"``mtlb_format("long","e")` may be replaced by `format("e"16)`
  - If `type="long"` and `prec="g"``mtlb_format("long","g")` may be replaced by `format("e"16)`
  - If `type="short"` and `prec=""``mtlb_format("short","")` may be replaced by `format(6)`
  - If `type="short"` and `prec="e"``mtlb_format("short","e")` may be replaced by `format("e"6)`
  - If `type="short"` and `prec="g"``mtlb_format("short","g")` may be replaced by `format("e"6)`

Caution: `mtlb_format` has not to be used for hand coded functions.

### Authors

  V.C.